To find out more about the upcoming happenings in the Perth Metro Area as well as at our 6 Regional Groups, please check out the latest edition of our BirdLife WA eNews here.
Our electronic newsletter is published on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month.
A copy of the ‘Calendar’ section of the 5 November 2025 edition below:
Wednesday, 5 November – BirdLife Bunbury, Mangrove Cove/Leschenault Inlet Avifauna Survey, start 7.45am (details in this edition)
Thursday, 6 November to Sunday, 9 November – Wings on King Spring’25, Bird Surveys on King Island (details here)
Saturday, 8 November – Albany Bird Group, Lake Seppings walk, start 8.30am (details in this edition or on website here)
Sunday, 9 November – Half-day excursion, Ashfield Flats, Bassendean, start 7.30am. Leader: Sue Abbotts
Sunday, 9 November – BirdLife Bunbury, Myalup Shorebirds Walk. Leader: Mark Locker (details in this edition and Oct newsletter, page 14)
Tuesday, 11 November – Albany Bird Group, half-day outing, Manypeaks area – Lake Pleasantview / Ballogup, start 8.30am (details in this editon and latest newsletter)
Wednesday, 12 November – Half-day excursion, Woodman Point, Cockburn, start 7.30am. Leader: Pauline Wooley
Wednesday, 12 November – Have a Go Day, Burswood Park (details venue here, we will share a stall with GOOD, Growing Older OutDoors)
Wednesday, 12 November & Thursday, 13 November – CCWA’s 2025 Annual Conference, The Wetlands Centre, Cockburn (details and tickets here)
Thursday, 13 November – CANCELLED: Half-day excursion, Penguin Island, Shoalwater, start 8.30am. Leader: Pauline Woolley (due to the ferry being unavailable, replaced by Woodman Point excursion on 12 Nov)
Saturday, 15 November – Lake Herdsman Bird Walk, Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, start 7.30am. Leaders: BirdLife WA Volunteers
Saturday, 15 November – Margaret River Agricultural Show (Cape to Cape Bird Group and GOOD, details to follow, save the date)
Sunday, 16 November – Half-day excursion, Canning River Regional Park, Wilson, start 7.30am. Leader: Lou Scampoli
Monday, 17 November – Workshop: Citizen Advocacy: Native Vegetation Protection for Birds in WA, WA Ecology Centre, 8.30am to 12.30pm (RSVP here)
Tuesday, 18 November to Thursday, 20 November – 2025 AOC (Australasian Ornithological Conference), Perth, details on website here, event link here, registrations have closed)
Thursday 20 November – Annual Bindjareb Djilba (Peel-Harvey) Estuary Forum, Peel Thunder Stadium, Mandurah, from 4.00pm-7.00pm (Registration essential).
Saturday, 22 November – Half-day excursion, Lake Joondalup, Joondalup, start 7.30am. Leader: Nigel Sutherland
Saturday, 22 November – Basics of Birdwatching for Beginners, hosted by the Friends of Melville Bird Sanctuary, Melville Bowling Club, 1.00 to 3.00pm. Speaker: BirdLife WA’s Brendan Kinsella & FoMBS (tickets here)
Sunday, 23 November to Friday, 28 November – Mid-week Campout, Albany (link here, limited tickets available). Leader: Peter Sandilands
Monday, 24 November – Speaker Nights, WA Ecology Centre, Floreat, start 6.00pm. Speakers: Adam Peck, second speaker to be announced
Friday, 28 November – Mandurah Bird Observers Group, outing to Nairns, start 7.30am (check website for details)
Saturday, 29 November – Half-day excursion, Walyunga National Park, Swan, start 8.00am. Leaders: Sandra and Geoff West
Saturday, 29 November – Breakfast with the Birds 2025, hosted by the Town of Cambridge, Galup (Lake Monger), start 7.30am. Leaders: BirdLife WA Volunteers (registration essential, numbers limited)
Tuesday, 2 December to Thursday, 4 December – BirdLife Midwest-Geraldton, Abrolhos Islands Boat Trip (for details contact here)
Wednesday, 3 December – BirdLife Bunbury, Mangrove Cove/Leschenault Inlet Avifauna Survey, start 7.15am (details to follow, save the date)
Saturday, 6 December – BirdLife Bunbury, December Excursion – Maidens Reserve, start 7.45am. Leaders: Doug and Lynda Shrimpton (details in this edition and Oct newsletter page 15)
Sunday, 7 December – Half-day excursion, Erskine Lake, Mandurah, start 7.30am. Leader: Pauline Woolley
Thursday, 11 December – Half-day excursion, Pelican Point, Crawley, start 8.00am. Leader: Tim Graham-Taylor
Saturday, 13 December – Half-day excursion, Thomson’s Lake, Cockburn, start 7.30am. Leader: Robyn Pickering
Saturday, 13 December – BirdLife Bunbury, December Sundowner & 15-Year Anniversary Celebration, Leschenault Waterways Discovery Centre & Jetty, start 5.00pm (details in this edition and Oct newsletter page 15)
Sunday, 21 December – Half-day excursion, Alfred Cove, Melville, start 7.30am. Leader: Pete White
Saturday, 27 December – Half-day excursion, Perry Lakes, Floreat, start 7.30am. Leaders: Jill and Andrew Hobbs
Sunday, 4 January 2026 – Half-day excursion, Len Howard Conservation Park, Mandurah, start 7.30am. Leader: Pete White
Please see a summary of our excursion on our website and on our Facebook page.
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